Viorica Tataru

Affiliated media: TV channel TV8, Journalist

Incident date: February 9, 2021

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: TV channel TV8

Location: Moldova, Gura Bicului

Additional information:

The peacekeeping forces detained TV8 journalists Viorica Tataru and Andrey Kaptarenko on the bridge in Gura Bicului near the administrative border with the Transnistrian region. The soldiers asked journalists to delete the footage; otherwise, they would confiscate the equipment. After two hours of detention and negotiations, the journalists were released.